Evanston vs Palatine

A side-by-side comparison of Evanston and Palatine: population, income, housing, and more.

Evanston and Palatine are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Evanston has the higher population (76,552 vs 66,548 in Palatine). Palatine has the higher median household income ($95,950 vs $95,766 in Evanston). Evanston has the higher median home value ($472,300 vs $347,900 in Palatine).

Population, income & housing

	Evanston	Palatine
Population	76,552	66,548
Median age	38.0 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$95,766	$95,950
Median home value	$472,300	$347,900
Median gross rent	$1,698	$1,467
Housing units	33,914	28,170
Homeownership rate	55.8%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.3%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Evanston	Palatine
Population	74,587 → 76,552 (+2.6%)	68,407 → 66,548 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$78,904 → $95,766 (+21.4%)	$80,526 → $95,950 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$391,400 → $472,300 (+20.7%)	$284,400 → $347,900 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,376 → $1,698 (+23.4%)	$1,200 → $1,467 (+22.3%)

Evanston

Population

74,58776,552

Median household income

$78,904$95,766

Median home value

$391,400$472,300

Median gross rent

$1,376$1,698

Palatine

Population

68,40766,548

Median household income

$80,526$95,950

Median home value

$284,400$347,900

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Evanston	Palatine
Under 5	4.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	15.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.6%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	9.8%
75 and over	7.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Evanston	Palatine
White (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	59.7%
Black or African American	14.6%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.0%	12.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Evanston	Palatine
No high school diploma	3.6%	8.9%
High school graduate	10.6%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	15.6%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40.2%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Evanston	Palatine
Drove alone	42.0%	70.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.9%
Public transit	13.0%	2.3%
Walked	10.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	3.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	25.5%	18.0%
Other means	1.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Evanston	Palatine
1-unit, detached	31.9%	43.4%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	14.7%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	21.4%
20 or more units	30.3%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Evanston	Palatine
Poverty rate	11.9%	10.1%
Average household size	2.21	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1952	1977